Original U.S. WWII Naval Construction 11th Battalion Seabees Hand-Painted Unit Sign - 8 x 10” Helmets but it does still have

but it does still have a maker mark and date stamped into the back: B & N - 43

It is decorated with a well detailed stamped brass insignia on the peak and and an open aluminum wreath surrounding a metal tri-color cockade on the band

The rifle has the correct maker markings on the top front of the receiver:

as indicated by the ball-shaped butt

so it can be put on a table and will not wobble

Original U.S. WWII Naval Construction 11th Battalion Seabees Hand-Painted Unit Sign - 8 x 10” Helmets but it does still haveOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a gorgeous eye appealing hand painted unit sign for the 11th Battalion, Seabees. United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U. S. Naval Construction Forces (NCF). The Seabee nickname is a heterograph of the initial letters "CB" from the words "Construction Battalion". Depending upon context, "Seabee" can refer to all enlisted personnel in the USN's occupational field 13